Chords for Paul Simon, Slip Slidin' Away
Tempo:
109.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Slip sliding away, slip [D] sliding [Em]
away.
[G] Near your [D] destination, more you're slip sliding away.
[G] [C#] I know [Em] a man who [G] came from my hometown.
[C] War is passing [D] for his woman [E] like a thorny [C] crown.
He said to [Em] Lori, [G]
[F#] I live [Em] in fear.
My [G] love for you is so [D] overpowering [C] I'm afraid that [D] I will disappear.
[G] Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em] away.
[G] The near [D] your destination, [C] more [D]
you're slip [G] sliding away.
I [Em] know a woman became [G] a wife.
And these [C] are the very [D] words she [C] uses to describe her life.
[Gm] She [G] said a good day, well it ain't got no [Em] rain.
She [G] said a bad [D] days when her life [C] had a [D] single thing that [G] might have [C] been.
[G] Slip sliding away, slip [Em] sliding away.
[G] The near [D] your [C] destination, the more [D] you're slip [G] sliding away.
[F] [C] [G]
I [C] know a [D] father who [G] had a son.
He [C] longed to tell him all [D] the reasons [C] for the things he'd done.
He [G] came a long way just [Em] to explain.
[G] Kissed his boy as he [D] lay sleeping.
[C] Then he [D] turned around and he [G] headed home again.
He slip sliding away.
[Em]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] God only, [Em] God makes his plan.
The [C] information is [D] unavailable [Em] to the mortal man.
[C] [G] We're working our jobs, collecting [Em] our pay.
[G] Believe we're gliding [D] down the highway.
[C] The fact [D] we're slip [G] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em] away.
[G] The near your [D] destination, the [C] more [D] you're slip sliding [G] away.
Slip sliding away.
[Em] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [G]
[Em]
[G]
[Em]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[G]
[F#m] [Em]
[G]
[E]
away.
[G] Near your [D] destination, more you're slip sliding away.
[G] [C#] I know [Em] a man who [G] came from my hometown.
[C] War is passing [D] for his woman [E] like a thorny [C] crown.
He said to [Em] Lori, [G]
[F#] I live [Em] in fear.
My [G] love for you is so [D] overpowering [C] I'm afraid that [D] I will disappear.
[G] Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em] away.
[G] The near [D] your destination, [C] more [D]
you're slip [G] sliding away.
I [Em] know a woman became [G] a wife.
And these [C] are the very [D] words she [C] uses to describe her life.
[Gm] She [G] said a good day, well it ain't got no [Em] rain.
She [G] said a bad [D] days when her life [C] had a [D] single thing that [G] might have [C] been.
[G] Slip sliding away, slip [Em] sliding away.
[G] The near [D] your [C] destination, the more [D] you're slip [G] sliding away.
[F] [C] [G]
I [C] know a [D] father who [G] had a son.
He [C] longed to tell him all [D] the reasons [C] for the things he'd done.
He [G] came a long way just [Em] to explain.
[G] Kissed his boy as he [D] lay sleeping.
[C] Then he [D] turned around and he [G] headed home again.
He slip sliding away.
[Em]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] God only, [Em] God makes his plan.
The [C] information is [D] unavailable [Em] to the mortal man.
[C] [G] We're working our jobs, collecting [Em] our pay.
[G] Believe we're gliding [D] down the highway.
[C] The fact [D] we're slip [G] sliding away.
Slip sliding away, slip sliding [Em] away.
[G] The near your [D] destination, the [C] more [D] you're slip sliding [G] away.
Slip sliding away.
[Em] [G] [D]
[C] [D] [G]
[Em]
[G]
[Em]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[G]
[F#m] [Em]
[G]
[E]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
F
G
D
C
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Slip _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ sliding away, _ _ slip [D] sliding [Em] _
_ away.
_ _ _ [G] Near your [D] destination, more you're slip sliding away.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C#] I know [Em] a man _ who _ _ [G] came from my hometown.
_ _ _ _ [C] War is passing [D] for his woman [E] like a thorny [C] crown. _ _ _
He said to [Em] Lori, _ _ [G] _ _
[F#] I live [Em] in fear. _ _ _
My [G] love for you is so [D] overpowering [C] I'm afraid that [D] I will disappear.
_ [G] _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ slip sliding [Em] away. _ _ _ _
_ [G] The near [D] your destination, [C] more [D]
you're slip [G] sliding away. _ _ _ _
I [Em] know a woman _ became _ _ [G] a wife.
_ _ _ And these [C] are the very [D] words she [C] uses to describe her life.
_ _ [Gm] She [G] said a good _ _ day, well it ain't got no [Em] rain. _
_ _ _ She [G] said a bad [D] days when her life [C] had a [D] single thing that [G] might have [C] been. _
[G] _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip [Em] sliding away.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] The near [D] your [C] destination, the more [D] you're slip [G] sliding away. _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C] know a [D] father who [G] had a son.
He [C] longed to tell him all [D] the reasons [C] for the things he'd done. _ _ _
He [G] came a long _ way _ just [Em] to explain. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Kissed his boy as he [D] lay sleeping.
[C] Then he [D] turned around and he [G] headed home again.
_ _ He slip sliding away. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ God only, [Em] _ _ _ _ _ God makes his plan. _ _ _ _ _
The [C] information is [D] unavailable [Em] to the mortal man.
_ [C] _ _ [G] We're working our jobs, _ _ _ collecting [Em] our pay. _
_ _ _ [G] Believe we're gliding [D] down the highway.
[C] The fact [D] we're slip [G] sliding away. _
_ Slip sliding _ away, _ slip sliding [Em] away. _
_ _ _ _ [G] The near your [D] destination, the [C] more [D] you're slip sliding [G] away. _
_ Slip sliding _ _ away.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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Slip _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ sliding away, _ _ slip [D] sliding [Em] _
_ away.
_ _ _ [G] Near your [D] destination, more you're slip sliding away.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C#] I know [Em] a man _ who _ _ [G] came from my hometown.
_ _ _ _ [C] War is passing [D] for his woman [E] like a thorny [C] crown. _ _ _
He said to [Em] Lori, _ _ [G] _ _
[F#] I live [Em] in fear. _ _ _
My [G] love for you is so [D] overpowering [C] I'm afraid that [D] I will disappear.
_ [G] _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ slip sliding [Em] away. _ _ _ _
_ [G] The near [D] your destination, [C] more [D]
you're slip [G] sliding away. _ _ _ _
I [Em] know a woman _ became _ _ [G] a wife.
_ _ _ And these [C] are the very [D] words she [C] uses to describe her life.
_ _ [Gm] She [G] said a good _ _ day, well it ain't got no [Em] rain. _
_ _ _ She [G] said a bad [D] days when her life [C] had a [D] single thing that [G] might have [C] been. _
[G] _ _ Slip sliding away, _ _ _ slip [Em] sliding away.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] The near [D] your [C] destination, the more [D] you're slip [G] sliding away. _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ I [C] know a [D] father who [G] had a son.
He [C] longed to tell him all [D] the reasons [C] for the things he'd done. _ _ _
He [G] came a long _ way _ just [Em] to explain. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Kissed his boy as he [D] lay sleeping.
[C] Then he [D] turned around and he [G] headed home again.
_ _ He slip sliding away. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ God only, [Em] _ _ _ _ _ God makes his plan. _ _ _ _ _
The [C] information is [D] unavailable [Em] to the mortal man.
_ [C] _ _ [G] We're working our jobs, _ _ _ collecting [Em] our pay. _
_ _ _ [G] Believe we're gliding [D] down the highway.
[C] The fact [D] we're slip [G] sliding away. _
_ Slip sliding _ away, _ slip sliding [Em] away. _
_ _ _ _ [G] The near your [D] destination, the [C] more [D] you're slip sliding [G] away. _
_ Slip sliding _ _ away.
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